Footnotes

Published:Bourgeois and Rodolitz, REMNANTS OF RITUAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE GELBARD COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART, Ethnos, New York, 2003, p.20, fig.47

Masks, known as Gelede, are utilized by the Efe/Gelede Association among the Western Yoruba. This society honors the mothers, in relation to female ancestors and deities. However, an interesting duality exists in that Gelede is also an anti-witchcraft society, and at the same time, is thought to have close affiliations to witchcraft itself. This particular mask, carved from one piece of wood, may represent a young woman, bringing her goods to marketplace.

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